Dr. Sharon Gill
Professor, Biological Sciences
Fellow, American Ornithological Society (AOS)
Research interests: animal communication, bird song, soundscape ecology, science communication and outreach, art + science practice
sharon.gill at wmich.edu
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Karla Kelly
PhD Student
Karla's research focusses on the evolution of referential signaling in birds. For her MS, she studied yellow warblers, which give seet calls to brood parasitic cowbirds. Karla explored whether seet calls alter patterns of nest vigilance in the future, specifically around dawn when cowbirds lay their eggs in warbler nests.
Katie Maurer
B.S. in Biology
Research assistant
Alex Rachel
B.S. student in Freshwater Sciences and Sustainability
Research assistant
Lisa Trapp
MS Student
The newest member of the Sound Ecology Lab! Lisa joined the lab August 2024 and is developing a project investigating forest soundscapes.
Lauren Vroman
PhD student
Wren joined the Sound Ecology lab in Fall 2023 to explore the intersection of art and science in the study of soundscapes.
Recent lab alum
Keke Ray, MS
Keke studied combinatorial communication and investigated the ways in which male red-winged blackbirds combine notes to communicate meaning about threats to reproductive success. Keke graduated Spring 2024 and now works at The Institute for Bird Populations as an Acoustic Monitoring Specialist.
Joanna Sblendorio, Ph.D.
My research explores acoustic niche partitioning within and among bird communities. I am interested in how temperate warbler communities partition acoustic space, and whether partitioning patterns vary depending on biotic and abiotic constraints, including community composition and anthropogenic noise. I completed my degree Summer 2023 and now am a Visiting Assistant Professor at Albion College.
Andrea Bierema, Specialist Teacher, Michigan State University
Eric Branch, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Eliza Foli, Environmental educator, Green City Growers, MA
Josephine Gingerich, The Climate Reality Project, PA
Erin Grabarczyk, Assistant professor, Valdosta State University, GA
Amy Janik, The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, IL
Jacob Job, Post-doc at Colorado State University
Annie Lilac, MS, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
Parks Marion, General Biology Lab Manager, Appalachian State University
Katie Mulka, Assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Monique Pipkin, Doctoral student, Cornell University
Mercy Oyugi, Food and Drug Administration, Washington D.C.
Carley Stuart, Physicians' Assistant, Portage, MI